Ms. Klemencic focuses her practice on general liability, including liquor, premise and professional liability, and personal injury defense. She represents dram shop owners, developers, contractors, homeowner associations, real estate appraisers, and various businesses.
Mary Beth has considerable experience handling dram shop liability allegations brought against bars, taverns, restaurants, employers and individuals.
She has defended architects, engineers and construction companies in construction defects cases. Her representative experience also includes scope-of-employment cases and employer intentional tort cases.
Prior to joining MRR, Mary Beth spent 15 years supervising insurance contracts, medical coding and the processing medical claims for a multiple physician medical practice.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Named an Ohio Super Lawyers “Rising Star” by Ohio Super Lawyers magazine (2016)
- Chairperson of the Grand Jury for Lake County, Ohio (April 2020 Term)
- Recipient of CALI Award for Excellence in Remedies
PRESENTATIONS
- Understanding Liquor Liability Exposures and Coverages, Seminar with the Illinois Casualty Company (2017, 2019, 2022)
- Understanding Liquor Liability Exposures, Seminar with U.S. Liability Insurance Company (2020)
AREAS OF PRACTICE
Premises Liability
BAR ADMISSIONS
- Ohio
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
EDUCATION
- J.D., 2006, Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
- B.S., 2001, David N. Meyers College
- summa cum laude
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
- Ohio State Bar Association
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
- Lake County Bar Association
- Cleveland Marshall College of Law Alumni Association